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damian666

Posted 20 June 2008 - 08:41 AM

Description:The Vistapack is made to transform your old and boring Windows 2000 rig in a modern looking and feeling OS.

Safety:It takes the files from the host, backs it up, modifies a sample and puts the modified file back in the system.This ensures that you are using the latest files so no need for alerts like "Now I am using an old file, what if its updated by m$? Then i will be open for attack..."

Nope, no need to worry. You keep the updated file.

The pack uses ResHacker to change icons, bitmaps and some dialogs, to make it look like the new Windows Vista!

Its rather safe in my opinion, but of course there are some risks when you modify system files.

This is at your own risk!!!

But no need to worry, there are few bugs that cause your pc not to boot or something.Personally i did not had that happening here.Of course, when you don't like it, you can uninstall the pack like any other software.

eddn

Posted 20 June 2008 - 10:05 PM

eddn

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Joined 10-June 08

I have been testing Vistapackxp there is one thing I have noticed after opening start a few rimes i need to do a refresh to desktop is like start sometimes refuses to refresh on close. is that normal or only my computer?
second thing I was thinking when open ecplorer i see a large arrow at both ends od slider bars is that notmal? is so what do i change to make the arrows smaller. other than that this is very impresive

I would like to slipstream Vistapack-xp to install disk so it loads on install ?

Posted 21 June 2008 - 04:14 AM

prebenandre

Posted 21 June 2008 - 05:11 AM

well, first of all, i am thinking about removing true transparency...XP has his own theme engine so, its really overkill IMHO.

and there are a lot of dialogs that can be much better designed.Some more languages would be great

you have any idaes?

Damian666

btw, did you see the aboutbox of windows? better now?

I got some suggestions for improvements:

I think that we could try to find a better "vista theme" that could replace the existing one, and remove the true transparency as well (taking advantage to better performance). With a "new" vista theme that shows the icons next to "my computer, my documents" and so on (I think XP users are going to like it), and a better location to the "User account picture". Because, when i click that picture (start menu), the user account page on control panel doesn't show up.

(Something like the start menu of Royale Noir Remixed below - It shows Vista-icons in the start menu.)

And the next part could be making the dialogs better.

When i have learned how to use the Restorator or the Reshacker, to translate the text to my own language, norwegian support would be added

And yes, i loved the new "about windows" - box you have made You fixed the "light-blue-line" (between the logo and the text below), to a much better and darker line in blue color.

I have an idea. I found a program called Vista Icon Pack v3, which is an installer. You can download it from here. That's the program that gave me the REAL Vista logon screen showing Windows XP below, pretty customized for Windows XP. And the screensaver too. Maybe you can get those two things from that package (and maybe improve it) and get it into this package? And maybe you find something more interesting resources as well

(Screenshot below)

When you are installing Windows XP, the "time and date"-icon, the "time zone"-icon and the "network configuration" icon still has the original XP-look.

Attached Files

godan

Posted 21 June 2008 - 03:25 PM

godan

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Hi, first of all great work so far, keep it up please!

Second two things I noticed:
1.) at the login and logoff screens where it says "saving you personal settings.." bla bla bla around the big "windows orb" in the upper left corner there is a difference in the shades of black near the bottom right of the orb. It just doesnt look right.
2.) I remember reading this before as a suggestion from some one else, but the little icon in the upper right corner of a explorer window should either be left alone (just keep the windows flag) or chaged to something isn't black. The black totally clashes with everything else. Other than those two things everything looks good so far.

EDIT: 3.) When the Standby, Logoff, Restart thingy comes up when you go to turn off your computer the orange/brown standby button doesn't change with a mouseover like the other two buttons do.

Smiley89

Posted 22 June 2008 - 12:58 AM

Smiley89

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Hi damian, I must say this is a great pack, been using it since 2.0 And it keeps improving! I like the new bootscreen and logoff... But I think a more Vista-Like logon would be better (I voted to the poll )There is only one thing I don't like very much, and it's the shortcut arrow. IMO, it's too big, in particular when using 48px icons.So I edited the original one (shell32\30.ico), moving the 32px arrow to the 48px icon setting, and making the 32px arrow a little smaller.This is how it looks with 48px icons.I think it's better like this.For TrueTransparency, I see no point in removing it, as it is included as an extra in the pack and users can choose whether to use it or not.Obviously, they're only suggestions.

And another thing, if you like, I can translate the main Vistapack window in italian, al well as other resources in the pack. Edited icon attached.